Intercostal nerve cryoablation versus thoracic epidural analgesia for minimal invasive Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: a protocol for a randomised clinical trial (ICE trial)

Introduction Epidural analgesia is currently considered the gold standard in postoperative pain management for the minimally invasive Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum. Alternative analgesic strategies (eg, patient-controlled analgesia and paravertebral nerve block) fail in accomplishing adequate...

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Main Authors: Nicky Janssen, Jean H T Daemen, Aimée J P M Franssen, Elise J van Polen, Lori M van Roozendaal, Karel W E Hulsewé, Yvonne Vissers, Erik R de Loos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-03-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/3/e081392.full